Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-11-24
THE ANARCHISTS.


AUGUST SPIES, Albert r. Parsons, Lou
Lingg, Adolph Fischer, and George Engal. the
dead anarchists, were buried at Chicago on
Sunday, the - h inst 1t was the occasion for
largo gathering of their friends and sympa.
thizers, but the event passed off very quietly.
The funeral procession that followed tho re-
mains to the depot was managed in strict con-
formity with the order of the Mayor Many
of the men and women in line were decorated
with red ribbons, but no red flags were visi-
be, and there were no disorderly demonstra-
tions OF any kind. The number of PEOPLE in
the procession was not so great as had besn
anticipated, and it was noticeable that hardly
any Americans took part in the ceremonies.
Chicago paper, describing the funeral GER
emonies, says:
The dead anarchists were buried with pomp
and ceremony. Early Sunday morning crowds
OF curious persons gathered about the homes
OF the dead mon, but thoy came simply to see
and made no demonst atoms OF disorder The
tuners procession grew in size the remains
Of the deceased. with their friends and the at
tending societies, joined it, Two hours were
consumed in forming It, Nearly six thousand
persons were in line and probably thirty thou
sand people looked on. Down town the pro-
cession, after crossing the river at Lake street,
proceeded east to Fifth avenue and south TO
the Wisconsin Central depot at Polk street.
Two hours before the cortege entered Fifth
avenue the sidewalks along that thoroughfare
Cordons OF police held back the crowds that
gathered about tho depot A wall OF blue
coated officers stood at the edge OF the plat
form on both sides Of 18th avenue ut tho Polk
street crossing and across the avenue block
south Of the depot, picket block north kept
depot. Roofs in the Vicinity OF the station were
covered, tho windows occupied, and the vacant
lot across the street was nlled with = mass Of
human beings. Polk street back to the bridge
and east 20 the railroad tracks was alive with
people. Men and women stood in two inches
of mud in the CUTTERS and good-naturedly
waited.
Then the procession came. Captain Buckley
whirled his club and shoIted his oTdsG HIS
against the swelling tide. The Defense COM
mittee, wearing red roses with sprigs Of ever
green and bits OF Grape, appeared and forced
their way through the crowd inside tho depot.
The fiv6 coffins wore placed in a baggage car,
aud the coach reserved for the mourners was
the train was made. Fifteen cars were speedily
nlled A train Of thirteen cars had gone before,
and another OF nfteen coaches followed the
Throughout the six hours OF forming the pro-
cession, it's march to the depot, the journey to
the cemetery and the ceremonies at the sepul-
cher, the utmost order prevailed. Tho Mar
Beillaise' was not sung. The red flag was not
Haunted. No incendiary speeches were made
The friends Of the dead men buried their
dead. The exercises were simple, quiet, and
solemn, The police Were apparently Impress
ed by the silent mourning, and weTo as dec
orous toward the friends Of the anarchists as IL
no feeling between them had over existed. No
expressions Of malice or triumph were heard
Everybody seemed in sympathy with the sor-
rowing friends and relatives OF the dead.
The throng that followed the remains of tho
anarchists 70 the cemetery was almost wholly
German ia its makeup
AT the cemetery ar.eea or twenty thousand
the dend had been deposited in the vault four
speeches were delivered. Capt. Black and
Thos. J. Morgan spoke in English and Robert
Reitzel, OF Detroit, and Albert Curtin, OF St.
Louis. spoke in German. Tho last mentioned
two are rank anarchists, and their remarks
were extremely bitter. Both reproachei tho
worEingmen for permitting the death OF their
friends and ReitSel concluded with the follow
ing quotation from Hsrwegh, familiar to all
socialist speakers: @Wo hsyo loved long
enough Let US at last hate !" Captain Blacks
address was an eloquent and feeling tribute to
the dead anarchists.
A NEW YORK dispatch announces the arrest
Of Johann Most, the virulent anarchist, on an
indictment by the Grand Jury of melting riot
He WAS furious, and raved like maniac,
when taken into custody. Most's speech, upon
which the indictment was found, is in part as
follows:
FELLow-sLAvEs-The services over the death
OF our comrades which were to have been held
tonight were stopped by the police bounds. OF
beware, you scoundrelsl Your time will come.
Hereafter our calls for meetings will be given in
and the dogs of police shall no longer attend our
meetings. God help them IL they are found in
our secret councils. Hitherto we have expressed
our meaning openly and gave our enemies
chance. They shall hereafter hear and see moth
ing until the day Of reckoning comes. That day
is not far distant It is drawi ing nonrer and near
er. What care we for their soldiers and their
police? Our weapon is hundrcd-fold worse
than theirs. Let Grinnell beware. He Is the
principal culprit who is guilty OF numbering
our brothers. Grinnell comes first After him
comes Gary. Then the Supreme Court Judges.
After them come the highest murderers in the
land, the United States Supreme Court Judges.
Last, but not loast. is the most cowardly muir
derer OF them all, the Governor Of Illinois.
would give ten years of my lilo to know the OK
ecutioner. I would never rest until strnnRled
him a he strangled our brothers. / am willing
TO die for the cause If 1t DO necessary. 1t is an
honor to die IL il benefits workingmcn. Tho
murder of our brothers will cry to Heaven for
vengeance. Had it happened in Nussia it
would have caused n rebellion. Shame the
people of tho nineteenth century TO consent
that these men should be hung. Shame on
them, l repeat; but the time will come when
they will regret IL and avenge our brothers.
deaths. ~You have murdered our bencfactors, :"
they will say. and you must meet tho sG"io
fate" Death to the butchers anarchy will Ii G
forever.